College Admissions Essay: The Next Generation

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Marian Wright Edelman said: “If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will too. If a parents snicker at racial and gender jokes, another generation will pass on the poison adults still have not had the courage to snuff out.” Whatever the older generation do the next generation will learn, the impact of it is really big. I learned a lot from my host-family back in Montana, they’ve taught me about how to love and care about others even if they are different and challenged. Race, gender, religion it doesn't matter, try to love the people around you, that makes a big difference. Three and half years ago I came to America for a better education, and I got it, even better I met some wonderful people, soon we became

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